Local officials, however, are skeptical that advocates can find a suitable location.
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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SAD 6 superintendent taking Ellsworth job
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Rally emboldens abuse survivors
Speakers at Take Back the Night range from newbies to those who were at the first event 30 years ago.
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Google puts York back on map, in correct location
Searches showed the town was farther north and inland than it is.
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Westbrook offers ‘carrot’ to demolish key building
But the owners of the Maine Rubber property will only pitch in if they can agree with the city on a plan for the site.
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Here comes the bridge, I-295 commuters
Massive precast segments of the new Veterans Memorial span begin making their way north almost daily from Massachusetts. Our advice? Get used to it.
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New church owners consider options
Westbrook Housing now owns the old Universalist Church of Westbrook.
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Remains of missing woman discovered
Police won’t disclose where the body was found, but say ‘suspicious circumstances’ are involved in the death of Elena Lozada.
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Remains of missing Portland woman found
Elena Lozada, 24, was reported missing in July; her body was discovered Sunday.